verb#256 by frequency

holen

/ˈhoːlən/

to get, to fetch; to get, to cop; to catch, to get

Meanings

1
to (go) get, to fetch (to go somewhere and take something to bring back)
- Soll ich dir einen Stuhl holen?
  Shall I get you a chair?
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Hol mir ein Glas Milch.
  Get me a glass of milk.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to (go) get, to fetch (to go somewhere and take something to bring back); to (go) get, to fetch (to seek out a person and bring them to a location)
3
to get, to cop — to buy for one's benefit/entertainment
4
to catch, to get — an illness or injury
- Sie blieb stehen, um Luft zu holen.
  She paused to catch her breath.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR